beans and bread, they will form another line, waiting for a spot at one of nine tables. 600 volunteers take turns. for three years, the center has battled the neighbors to expand. >> the project has already started. >> the center director said st. vincent depaul will spend 5 million adding 14,000 square feet of space. >> to make sure our guests are not standing in the elements. >> reporter: the douglas place community association said she supported it but has had enough. >> for every expansion they have promised to bring their patrons,

the lines inside -- never happened. for 20 years, each expansion, these men and women stand outside. >> reporter: hammer said what began as a neighborhood soup kitchen is bringing people from around the city. >> they are building at their own risk. >> reporter: that's news to the hungry who wait for a hot meal. but it could ultimately derail the center's efforts to better serve those in need. >> we're all about changing lives. changing lives for the good. >> all together, 10 different community associations in upper fells point oppose that project. reporting for abc2 news. city police arrested a man suspected of kidnapping and

raping a 13-year-old girl last month. alvin ray wright has been charged. police say wright grabbed the girl on north caroline street, pulled her into an abandoned house and sexually assaulted her. evidence at the scene matched dna from wright after he was raised for drugs. >> his dna profile was in the data base from a prior conviction. we took the evidence we recovered from the forensic medical examination, put that into the data base. the two matched up. that's how we identified mr. wright. >> wright remains in custody and is being held without bail. the man accused have you raping and attacking women up and down the east coast will be extradited from connect to virginia. >> eric thomas was arrested in his town of new haven,

connecticut. he is responsible for rapes and other attacks on women over the course of 10 years, at least within year in maryland. well, she was trying to do the write thing but ended up getting robbed on the side of the road. a 21-year-old pulled up on black berry lane last night. she was entering a new address in her gps unit when another car pulled in front of her. the man walked to her passenger door and asked if everything was okay. >> at a certain point he demands money. he didn't imemploy a gun but very forceful -- imply a gun but very forceful. >> the white compact car took off. police searched the area but couldn't find them.

anyone with information is asked to call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7 lockup. baltimore police took nearly $25,000 worth of marijuana off the streets today. officers were serving a warrant in the 800 block of north ca thee dpral -- cathedral street. when they searched the home, they found nine pounds of marijuana and a large amount of cash. the home is half a block away from the baltimore school for the arts. once again, a sex abuse has hit a major school. this time it's the men's basketball team at syracuse. >> reporter: syracuse fired assistant basketball coach bernie fine. one of the victims made a

recorded call to bernie fine's wife. overnight syracuse university fired him after -- espn aired this recorded. >> bernie has issues. >> reporter: she was talking to bobby davis. years ago davis said fine molested him when he was a ball by. >> you think i'm the only one? >> no i think there might be others. you can be honest with me. >> he grabbed me. >> reporter: davis said he often spent the night at the fine's home. another accuse are -- there are now three -- told police fine molested him when he was 13. >> he was sitting on the bed

looking at me. >> reporter: the accusations sound strikingly familiar after penn state. >> two of these things at the high profile programs. >> reporter: at sir a coach, coach jim boeheim first called one of the accuser last liar. now he said he supports the school firing fine. so far bernie fine has chosen to stay silent. jamie costello, abc2 news. >> the baltimore child abuse center will hold a meeting to discuss what can be done and

ways to prevent child sexual abuse. it begins at the jewish community center on glen brooke avenue in owings mills. now the latest on two suspects arrested in connection with the craigslist murders. people want to know how many answered an ad after three bodies were found in shallow graves. they are accusing of luring people, offering a craigslist ad for work at a cattle ranch. one person was shot to death. the family said two weeks ago he answered an online ad for a farm hand and has been missing ever since. >> i think of my dad. i think of the time i spent with him. >> at least two other men received callbacks.

another man narrowly escaped after he was confronted by two armed men. now from the latest to aruba war the gaithersburg man accused of killing his companion could be released from jail early tomorrow morning. the day they arrived the couple partied. the next day they strolled on the beach. the next day robyn gardner disappeared. giordano also face as possible grand jury indictment in maryland related to the $1.5 million insurance policy he placed on gardner. the clouds are going to work

their way in. and by tomorrow, yes, we're going to see rain from those clouds. before then, check out the temperatures. 64 in baltimore. upper 60s in d.c. easton around 66 degrees. 61 in 63 in hagerstown. so as we go through the rest of the evening with those clouds, temperatures are going to remain in the 60s. we'll drop very slowly through the evening. we'll be mostly cloudy and mild. we have the rain coming in tomorrow, but when will the colder temperatures come. i'll talk about all that coming up. let's talk about the economy. people apparently bought more new -- more new homes last month. that's up a little more than 1% from a year ago. sales of previously owned homes also went up, still, the numbers are lower than economists had predicted. and neiman marcus is going

into the holidays happy. their profits have sky rock kepted 88%. a move to get younger shoppers inside, the store has just started accepting visa and mastercard. before you had to use cash, american express or the neiman marcus card. apple products seem to be on everybody's wish list. mac computers are popular among teens. on friday, ipads flew off the shelves. also popular with teens -- cash, clothing and video systems. many hit the malls, target,

walmart on friday but did you shop locally. and 'tis the season for giving. that's what some local students are doing. how students are making a difference in the lives of hour troops. plus, going to work dressed in a panda suit? why scientists say dressing up like a teddy bear is actually saving the animal.

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the holidays are fast approaching but some members will not be home with their families. some students are helping to make the holidays brighter for those fighting over seas. a program called sweets for troops is making a difference. >> reporter: the harbor school

sits tucked away in a quiet area in owings mills in buccaneer -- baltimore county. it helps kids with anxiety disorders and depression. children are helping others by putting together care packages for soldiers serving overseas. >> we want them to learn a very important part of ac citizen in a dem -- being a citizen in a democratic society is about giving back. no matter where you are, you have the responsibility to give back. >> reporter: it's called sweets for troops. they're putting together care packages to send to the troops for the holidays. it's a way of saying thank you to the troops and for keeping us

safe. >> they get to say -- they don't have to be by themselves. it's a comfort food. >> reporter: many have families serving in iraq or afghanistan. >> american men and women are in a foreign and suffering -- land, suffering for their sake and they are saying thank you in a way that they can. so this -- what we want them to get out of this is this is one small way that we can say thank you. >> reporter: students are grateful for the sacrifice those in the military are making to keep our country safe. >> they are doing a great job. >> reporter: after a little packing and lots of care,

students were ready to load up the packages, aiming to give troops treats for the holidays. in owings mills, sherrie johnson. >> there's one in owings mills and juan in annapolis. the school serves 260 students with learning challenges. we're on a roll with temperatures in the 60s and 70s. check out the beautiful sunset. gorgeous today. now as the sun is setting, things are looking good. 64 degrees. that humidity is 68%. winds at seven miles an hour. the visibility is pretty good at 10. but as we go through the overnight, we could get patchy fog in the morning. yes. we see the cloud cover but we also got sunshine. so a nice little mix.

if we had more sunshine, those temperatures would have soared. those winds out of the south and the winds will play a big role. maryland's most powerful radar, we are nice and dry. we like to see that one more day we're squeaking it out. then the hammer will drop. temperatures coming in at 67. patuxent river 61. ocean city 59. it's feeling pretty good. here are the winds. we can see them out of the south. out of the south at seven miles an hour. patuxent at 10. these are your sustained winds. as we go through tomorrow, early wednesday, we could see gusts up

to 20, 25 miles an hour. highs made it up to 69 at the inner harbor. yesterday we made it up to 71. so, yes, feeling good. cambridge 72. 73 into culpepper. your forecast for tomorrow. 62 degrees into lutherville. we'll have more cloud cover and also some rain. pasadena around 63 degrees. so break out that rain -- rain gear. we see rain off to the west. that system will be moving in as we go into tomorrow. you can see on the back side of the system some mixing of some snow, sleet, rain. we are looking at milder air still sandwiched in between the system but high pressure getting the boot as we go into tomorrow. so future trend picking up on what's going on. follow this. we should stay dry as we go through the overnight. there's a chance for showers in the forecast. then we get the bulk of the rain as we go into 3:00.

your commute is going to be a rough one. take it easy. there's snow. for the mountains we won't see any here. 55, showers by morning. by tomorrow 63 degrees. then it will be steady rain. 40 by tomorrow night. we will be cooler than we are tonight. that seven-day forecast brings breezy conditions. then wednesday things will dry out, looking much better. we'll be chillier, plenty of sunshine. by the weekend temperatures will be in the 40s. that will linger into next week as well. rain tomorrow. looks like we dry out nicely as we go through the week. >> we fall back on wednesday. thanks a lot. >> imagine going to work in a panda suit. scientists in china are doing that to save china and their

cubs are being raised in captivity. they're working to make sure the animals don't become, tent, so they dress up like teddy barrels. the cub is four months old. every month researchers take his weight and other measurements. the researchers are dressed like this because they are hoping to one day to release him. the less human contact, the better. the chicken pox vaccine is not recommended for children under a year old. find out what children can ben from. plus, during the hl days people tend to overeat and overdrink. find out why it could be bad for your hart.

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waistlines are bigger. there was a nine-year period starting in kindergarten. they found nearly 40% had a body mass index in the 71st percentile or higher. that's a 25% increase sips the '70s and 1980s. children in that category should consider changing. the dangers of sudden infant death syndrome or sids have doctors urging parents to place babies on their backs. there has been an incress in the flat head sin -- increase in the flat head syndrome. the academy warns even though it can lead to that syndrome, parents should not stop placing

babies on their backs to sleep. until a baby is one year old, doctors should screen for skull deform ties. a message from the centers of disease control and prevention is clear. the chicken pox vaccine is the best way to prevent the virus in most kids more than a year. what about those too young to be vaccinated. researchers tracked it from 1999 to 2008 and found cases dropped 90% among infants. prior to that babies were more likely to die from chicken pox than those older than a year. improving vaccination rates in all kids will further drop the risk. many of us use the holiday season as a reason to overeat

and overdrink. you could develop the holiday heart syndrome. it's when people with no heart disease have abnormal heart beats after drinking too much. in some cases mood can build up inside the heart. if you experience the symptoms, stop drinking and sit down right away. if the symptoms last more than five minutes or have chest pains, get to a doctor rightalsn the symptoms. so can smoking and being overweight. abc2news.com -- abc2news.com is your source for all the news you want. well, you know, 'tis the season for shopping. hit the crudded -- crowded malls, and now you're searching the web. where to find the best deals

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